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DVD media in Australia
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behrad
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12. January 2006 @ 16:31 |
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Hi all,
It is with regret that I write that after having some issues with burned DVD I consulted with this fantastic site and after reading many many posts, I went searching for good media.
I am sorry to say that we dont seem to have much of a choice here with regards to quality media.
Let me explain: I went to a large retailer and went through their entire stock of DVD media. Firstly, everything that I looked at was made in Taiwan or china. This included (as expected) Laser, Imation and a few no name brands. I then looked at other media which I thought would be quality. Brands like Maxell, TDK, Ritek and Verbatim . Nothing I found is made in Japan. I have treid all of the brands above and have found very poor performance.
We dont seem to get any genuine TY here and the TDK,SOny and Maxell brands sold here, none are marked "made in Japan"!
FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!!!
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12. January 2006 @ 16:42 |
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u could go on line and order. may i suggest supermediastore.com, i think newegg.com carries ty as well. both of these are reputable sites. im not sure how much shipping would be to australia.
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behrad
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12. January 2006 @ 16:52 |
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I just checked on supermedia site, they only ship to US and Purto Rico.
DOHHH
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behrad
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12. January 2006 @ 16:57 |
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and its a negative as well from newegg.com
I think it must be curse to live in Sydney with the gorgeous girls, fantastic weather but have only Lazer, Princo and etc.... media!!!
I think I will stay here :)
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behrad
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12. January 2006 @ 17:03 |
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I am hoping maybe Phantom69 could help with good quality media down under!!!
Phantom69 any comments??? (please)
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12. January 2006 @ 17:30 |
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Same problem with me, I am currently using Ink jet printable Verbatim, made in Taiwan. I'd be interested as well.
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behrad
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12. January 2006 @ 17:37 |
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gwendolin what sort of quality scores are you getting with the MIT Verbatims?
Are they giving you any problems upon playback in a set top DVD player? and also, how long have you been using them?
Sorry for the zillion questions mate.
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12. January 2006 @ 18:07 |
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I've only been using them for about 6 weeks, used 250+ to date with no obvious problems.
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behrad
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12. January 2006 @ 19:18 |
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250 in six weeks!
Struth mate. U bloody rippa (ex. pun)
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gracie17
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12. January 2006 @ 20:55 |
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www.jpldisplays.com.au
Australian on-line seller of quality media incl. Taiyo Yuden, Sony, Verbatim, Gigastorage, Ritek etc. Good company that deliver the goods.
Try Harvey Norman, they stock various brands depending on which stores. They sell Fuji (TY), Sony, Verb, Imation, as well as your normal crap brands like Lazer and Princo.
Try JB Hi-Fi, they sell anything from Verbatim, Sony, Maxell, LG, TDK amongst others.
Just a few for you.
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12. January 2006 @ 22:10 |
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@gracie17, thanks for the link, I will check it out. Unfortunately I dont live in a Capital City so H/N is pretty ordinary and we dont have JB Hi Fi, but I'm sure behrad should be able to find some now. Cheers
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13. January 2006 @ 01:03 |
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I`m in the same boat as you guys.Strange though because I had used Laser for two years or more and they are still playable.Full face minus printables and I always rated them.I see my Hardley Normal are stocking them now but way over the top with the price.
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behrad
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14. January 2006 @ 17:48 |
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Thanks for the link.
Interesting. It does look like genuine TY media.
JB Hi Fi is the one I was refering to in my first post. none of their stock is made in japan. Not even their Maxell!!!
I have just done a burn with a Ritek media abd put it throught the Nero test and got a quality score of 35 or so!!!
So much for Ritek!
Media code: RitekR03
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